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Personal info

Full name
DAVEY, James Ralph
Date of birth
14 May 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California
Hometown
Multnomah County, Oregon

Military service

Service number
39093065
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
59th Armored Infantry Battalion,
13th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
13 April 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
J 9 10

Immediate family

Members
Charles W. Hildebrand (stepfather)
Katherine J. Hildebrand (mother)
Roy A. Davey (brother)
Marcia (Judkins) Davey (wife)

More information

S/Sgt James R. Davey graduated from Lincoln High School and the University of Oregon.

He enlisted in Presidio of Monterey, California on 13 March 1942 and was sent overseas in January 1945.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.findagrave.com,
www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / 1930 Census / The Oregonian May 4 and 8, 1945

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Lincoln High School Yearbook 1937